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eNCA reports that Metrorail on Tuesday suspended morning peak train services between Johannesburg and Vereeniging – via Midway – after service delivery protesters placed objects on the tracks and set them alight.
The service delivery protest, which started at 2am in Kliptown, affected the safe movement of trains to and from Vereeniging. Businesses were closed as protesters clash with police. Rubber bullets and teargas were fired to disperse the crowd and several cars, including a police vehicle, were damaged. Gauteng Metrorail spokesperson, Tony Games, said that all trains had been stopped until further notice to protect commuters. The train service via Meyerton to Johannesburg and back has not been affected, while Oberholzer trains are running via Randfontein.
- Read this report in full at eNCA
- See too, Metrorail apologises for cancelling service between Joburg and Vereeniging, at EWN
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